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Scrubs brand FIGS comes under fire for ‘insensitive’ ad featuring female physician

October 14, 2020

FIGS, a medical apparel company known for its fashionable scrubs, has come under fire for an “insensitive” video that portrayed female doctors of osteopathic medicine as “dummies.”

a person holding a sign: A medical worker walks past a sign that reads "Express Care."

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A medical worker walks past a sign that reads “Express Care.”

In the marketing materials, a woman wearing a set of pink scrubs and a name tag with the abbreviation DO, for doctor of osteopathic medicine, is holding a “Medical Terminology for Dummies” book upside down. Many in the medical community criticized the since-removed ad as misogynistic and disrespectful toward female physicians and DOs.

“We are outraged that in 2020, women physicians and doctors of osteopathic medicine are still attacked in thoughtless and ignorant marketing campaigns,” the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine said in a statement. “A company like FIGS that asks us to spend money on its product should be ashamed for promoting these

Outcome Health Launches “Who Saves Me?” to Bring Awareness to the Crisis of Physician Burnout

October 13, 2020

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CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Outcome Health today announced Who Saves Me?, a campaign to bring awareness to the overwhelming percentage of physicians who quietly suffer from burnout and mental health struggles. Supporting the campaign are Mental Health America (MHA), the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit promoting overall mental health, Black Mental Wellness, a virtual community dedicated to the mental health and wellness of black people of all ages.

Data aggregated by from research, studies and polls on mental health issues among healthcare professionals (HCPs) reveals that HCPs may be susceptible to burnout and potential depression due to a number of conflating factors that are hitting our healthcare system, including and especially related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The vast majority of HCPs (92 percent) say that they have felt burnt out at some point because of their job; nearly 75 percent of HCPs say that the pandemic has

Trump has met CDC criteria to end isolation and is cleared to return to an active schedule by his physician

October 11, 2020

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President Donald Trump has been cleared to return to an active schedule, according to a new memo from his physician, Dr. Sean Conley, released Saturday night.

Donald Trump wearing a suit and tie: President Donald Trump removes his face mask to speak from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Donald Trump removes his face mask to speak from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The memo says Trump has met criteria from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to end isolation but does not say Trump has received a negative coronavirus test since first testing positive for the virus last week. However, that is not a criteria for clearing isolation, according to the CDC.

“This evening I am happy to report that in addition to the President meeting CDC criteria for the safe discontinuation of isolation, this morning’s COVID PCR sample demonstrates, by currently recognized standards, he is no longer

Trump’s Physician Says He Is ‘Safe’ to Begin ‘Public Engagements’ on Saturday

October 9, 2020

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The president is saying that he feels “great.” He is saying that the heavy steroid he is on is “not a heavy steroid.” He is saying lucid things on the White House lawn, like: “We’re taking care of our seniors, you’re not vulnerable, but they like to say ‘the vulnerable,’ but you’re the least vulnerable, but for this one thing you are vulnerable.”

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On Thursday night, President Trump’s physician agreed with the gist of his recent comments on his own health. In a memo, Dr. Sean Conley stated that “based on the trajectory of advanced diagnostics the team has been conducting, I fully anticipate the President’s safe return to public engagements by Saturday,” which will have been 10 days since his positive coronavirus test was announced.

Trump’s physician Sean Conley says the president has completed his course of therapy for Covid-19 and fully anticipates Trump’s

Cleveland Clinic names physician to lead virtual health

October 8, 2020

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Cleveland Clinic on Thursday announced Dr. Steven Shook, a neurologist, will serve as the health system’s virtual health lead.

Shook will report to Dr. James Merlino, Cleveland Clinic’s chief clinical transformation officer, in the new role, where he will develop and monitor the health system’s virtual health strategy. Shook will also work closely with Josette Beran, Cleveland Clinic’s chief strategy officer, according to the health system.

Merlino appointed Shook to the virtual health role after an internal search.

Shook, who joined Cleveland Clinic as a staff neurologist in 2007, teaches at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and previously served as quality improvement officer and vice chair of operations in the health system’s neurological institute.

Cleveland Clinic joins a growing number of health systems carving out telehealth leadership roles as virtual care has skyrocketed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Telehealth proved a powerful interim avenue for physicians to continue seeing

New York Health Welcomes Internal Medicine Physician Robin DaCosta, MD

October 8, 2020

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Excited to be a part of NY Health, Dr. DaCosta believes that “Medicine is challenging but finding new ways to restore health in our community is so rewarding.”

New York Health Welcomes Internal Medicine Physician Robin DaCosta, MD

Ronkonkoma, NY, October 08, 2020 –(PR.com)– New York Health is proud to announce the addition of board-certified Robin DaCosta, MD to its team of internal medicine physicians. Dr. DaCosta will be practicing at 217 Portion Road, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779.

Since 2004, she has worked as an Internal Medicine physician on Long Island where she has enjoyed being able to treat the same patients and their families for nearly two decades.

New York Health Welcomes Internal Medicine Physician Robin DaCosta, MD

“I see my patients as an extension of my family. My focus is not only on treating a current illness but to lend support and most importantly to try and prevent illness from ever occurring,” Dr. DaCosta said.

Prior to joining NY

United Health Foundation and American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Partner to Promote Physician Well-Being and Reduce Burnout

October 7, 2020

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Three-year, $3 million grant will help AAFP create a new program to improve physician wellness and deliver higher quality care to patients

MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The United Health Foundation is teaming up with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Foundation through a $3 million, three-year grant to help the AAFP identify causes of physician burnout and develop solutions to improve physician wellness and, ultimately, deliver higher quality care to patients. The three-year grant comes as the coronavirus pandemic compounds pressures physicians face, and a nationwide primary care physician shortage grows.

Primary care providers play a critical role in the health care system. They provide direct patient care, and counsel patients on the appropriate use of specialists and advanced treatment options. Yet, more than half of family physicians report markers of poor well-being, and burnout can negatively affect the quality of patient care, according to AAFP research. In

White House physician says Trump reporting ‘no symptoms’ of COVID-19

October 6, 2020

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White House physician Sean Conley said Tuesday that President TrumpDonald John TrumpState Department revokes visa of Giuliani-linked Ukrainian ally: report White House Gift Shop selling ‘Trump Defeats COVID’ commemorative coin Biden says he should not have called Trump a clown in first debate MORE is reporting “no symptoms” after being discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during his treatment for the novel coronavirus.

“This morning the President’s team of physicians met with him in the Residence. He had a restful first night at home, and today he reports no symptoms,” Conley wrote in a memorandum issued Tuesday afternoon, less than five days after Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19.

“Vital signs and physical exam remain stable, with an ambulatory oxygen saturation level of 95-97%. Overall he continues to do extremely well, I will provide updates as we know more,” Conley wrote.

Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday

Trump’s physician declines to provide key information on his health

October 5, 2020

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White House physician Sean Conley on Monday ducked repeated questions from reporters about President TrumpDonald John TrumpQuestions remain unanswered as White House casts upbeat outlook on Trump’s COVID-19 fight White House staffers get email saying to stay home if they experience coronavirus symptoms White House says ‘appropriate precautions’ were taken for Trump’s outing to see supporters MORE‘s health and the timeline of his COVID-19 infection, even as he insisted the president is well enough to leave the hospital and return to the White House.

Conley, who has come under scrutiny for offering conflicting statements about the president’s health in recent days, briefed reporters hours before Trump is expected to depart Walter Reed hospital, where he’s been treated for the virus for three days.

Conley noticeably refused to answer multiple questions about when Trump last tested negative for the virus, something White House officials have similarly declined to share

White House Physician Sean Conley Is Bucks County Native

October 5, 2020

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DOYLESTOWN, PA — The White House physician tasked with monitoring and giving updates on President Trump’s condition since he tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday was born and raised in Doylestown.

Conley graduated from Central Bucks High School East in 1998, a school district official confirmed Monday. In 2002, he went on to enlist in the ROTC at the University of Notre Dame. The Navy veteran then enrolled at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, obtaining his professional doctoral degree in 2006, according to healthgrades.com.

Conley was named acting White House physician in March 2018 and officially appointed to the position by President Trump three months later.

Since Trump tested positive Thursday, Conley and his team of physicians have monitored the president’s condition closely. Before being taken to Walter Reed Medical Center Friday, the president was given an experimental antibody cocktail developed by biotech company Regeneron.

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Scrubs brand FIGS comes under fire for ‘insensitive’ ad featuring female physician

Outcome Health Launches “Who Saves Me?” to Bring Awareness to the Crisis of Physician Burnout

Trump has met CDC criteria to end isolation and is cleared to return to an active schedule by his physician

Trump’s Physician Says He Is ‘Safe’ to Begin ‘Public Engagements’ on Saturday

Cleveland Clinic names physician to lead virtual health

New York Health Welcomes Internal Medicine Physician Robin DaCosta, MD

United Health Foundation and American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Partner to Promote Physician Well-Being and Reduce Burnout

White House physician says Trump reporting ‘no symptoms’ of COVID-19

Trump’s physician declines to provide key information on his health

White House Physician Sean Conley Is Bucks County Native